The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-02
A HORRIBLE BUTCHERY.
Charles DansIzsn CarVes His Wife with
a Bread KuIfs
In Fit of Jealous Insanity Thinking That
She is Guilty Of Inhdelity--AnOther
Sequel to the Salvation Army
Agitation in This City. ~

For some time past Charles DansiEen
the we'll known tricklayer and con
tractor. living at No. 100 East Third
street. has not been on good terms with
his wife, because she has been IN the
habit Of attending the meetlngt
of the Salvation Army, taking with heI
as company her fifteen years old daugh'
ter. Dansizen, or as he is commonly
known, Dick DOnsize," has said to
friends that upon some occasions mis-
wife wOuld remain away from home all
night when az these meetings, and ne
naturally demonstrated with her ana
after Quarreling would 20 out and get
drunk. q
Mrs. Danslzsn's maiden name was
Kittie Jones and she was the daughter
Of the late Johnnie Jones. well known
character about town when ne nVed.
She was married to DansiZsn some sew
enteen years ago and the union resulted
In the birth of six daughters, the Oldest
one being fifteen years old.
Wednesday Dansizen, VINO has Deen az
work on the addition to the Schari0
Block, on North Market street, laid on
and his family trouble affecting. him
considerably, indulged rather freely In
drink. About six o'clock In the evening
he set out for home and on the way met
Sanitary offer Sell, to whom he com
planned of his wlfe's conduct. To other
parties he did the same thing and he
was told that If he could not get along
peacefully with his wife he had better
part from her. This he said he did not
want to do as he loved ker. During the
afternoon Mrs. DansizeR had been up,
town shopping and when her husband
arrived home she was changing her
clothes, preparatory to getting supper.
Wh1n Dansizen entered the house he
found his wife robed In nothing but a
chemise and In the act of dressing
Danslzen, with tn jealOusly ALREADY In
his breast, grew suspicious when he saw
this and accused his wife Of having had
a man In the house. She resented the
lmputation and quarrel ensued. In
his rage he picked up piece OF broom
handle and struck her on the head.
By this time he was thoroughly in
furiated and quickly seizlng q sharp
bread knife he grasped the terrified Wo-
man In his powerful grasp and plunged
the knife In her throat, partially sever
Ing the Windplpe, stabbed her IN the
right breast, just below the collar bone,
slashed her In the middle Of the breast,
and stabbed her In the cheek. Shrek.
ing with agony the suffering wife grasp.
ed the blade Of the knife with her left
hand and clutched 1t tightly. Danz'z9n,
with sudden wrench Of the weapon,
ont of the end of her third finger, al
most cut off the thumb and made deep
lncislon In the hand, between the thumb
and drst finger.
The children who witnessed the
frightful scene screamed In their terror
and the neighb0rs rushed In and over
powered Dansizsn. A telephone call
from Smiths Novelty Works coon
brought Drs. Maxwell and Fraunfelter
and Policemen R0my and YRnt. While
the physicians attended to the wounded
woman che policemen took D4nsizen to
jail and locked him up.
Dansizen was seen In jail by DEMO
CRAT reporter to-day, and said: II have
had lots Of family trouble, and II Kittie \
dies l am ready to swing for what l
have done. loved her, and could not
bear to see her throw herself away on
other men,"
Mrs. Dsnslzen Is resting we'll to-day,
and unless Inflammation or Internal
hemOrrhage results, will recover,
Dsnsizen, when sober, Is a quiet in
dustriOus man and would harm no one,
but when drunk is like most others un-
der the influence of strong drink, reeK- |
less and deVilish. As to Mrs. Dansizen's 4
character and recent actions there are \
stories.
When Mrs. Danslzen was under the in
f1uence of an anaesthetic, while the |
physicians were attending to her |
wounds, she murmured: II struck you |
first but / did not deserve these cuts"